The Scrappy Entrepreneur

<p><b>Starting an innovation-driven company is hard. Let this book make it easier for you.</b></p><p>You have a business idea that you truly believe in. The extensive market research that you have done has made you even more <i>passionate about pursuing your idea</i>. But before you can start selling you will need significant amounts of funding to develop your product and/or successfully meet regulatory requirements. You will also need help from people with skillsets that complement yours. <b>If you find yourself in this situation this book is for you.</b></p><p>Drawing on her own first entrepreneurship experience with medical technology startup palmm Co. author Véronique Peiffer gets to the nuts and bolts of three key topics tailored to scrappy entrepreneurs-those who need to be extra resourceful to push their companies to the next phase:</p><p></p><ul><li>Fundraising</li><li>Hiring and managing a startup team</li><li>Dealing with the many less exciting but necessary aspects of creating and running a business such as bookkeeping document management vendor selection and more.</li></ul><p><i>The Scrappy Entrepreneur</i> helps you know what to expect and even includes <b>simple spreadsheet templates</b> that can save you considerable time and money. The hard-won learnings from <b>seven other medtech entrepreneurs</b> provide additional perspectives.</p><p>Ultimately reading this book will make any first-time entrepreneur feel <b>better prepared for the real deal.</b></p>